Art, literature & historyMachine tournez vite (Machine Turn Quickly)
1916/1918
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- brush and ink with watercolor and shell gold over a 19th-century French lithographic illustration; laid down on canvas
- Dimensions
- overall: 49.6 x 32.7 cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1989.10.1
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Machine tournez vite (Machine Turn Quickly) — Francis Picabia. 1916/1918.
Medium: brush and ink with watercolor and shell gold over a 19th-century French lithographic illustration; laid down on canvas.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 49.6 x 32.7 cm (19 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.) .
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1989.10.1. Patrons' Permanent Fund.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.